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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tallapoosa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tallapoosa and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Tallapoosa:
- 33.744372, -85.288130
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Tallapoosa
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Haralson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Haralson County
- Since Tallapoosa is near Cleburne County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Tallapoosa
Communities Also Named Tallapoosa ...
We found one communities that are also named Tallapoosa.
Within Georgia, the name Tallapoosa is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Tallapoosa in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- New Madrid County
- This Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tallapoosa that is located in Haralson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Tallapoosa.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tallapoosa ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Dugdown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dugdown is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdown
- High Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- High Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Little Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Little Creek is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Luckie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Luckie is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckie
- Mars Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Piney Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Woods is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Poplar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Tabernacle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Tallapoosa to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Tallapoosa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tallapoosa and extending to:
- Buchanan, which is the Seat of Haralson County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Tallapoosa to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 580 miles [933.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,060 miles [8,143.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tallapoosa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Tallapoosa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tallapoosa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7444, Longitude: -85.2881 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.785 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.289 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.642 degrees. |
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